Published in 2018 by Britannica Educational Publishing a trademark of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc in association with The Rosen Publishing Group Inc 29 East 21st Street New York NY 10010 Copyright 2018 The Rosen Publishing Group Inc and Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Encyclopædia Britannica Britannica and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc All rights reserved Distributed exclusively by Rosen Publishing To see additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles go to rosenpublishing com First Edition Britannica Educational Publishing J E Luebering Executive Director Core Editorial Mary Rose McCudden Editor Britannica Student Encyclopedia Rosen Publishing Heather Moore Niver Editor Nelson Sá Art Director Matt Cauli Designer Cindy Reiman Photography Manager Heather Moore Niver Photo Researcher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Blankenship LeeAnn author Title What are community resources LeeAnn Blankenship Description First edition New York NY Britannica Educational Publishing 2018 Series Let’s find out Communities Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016058549 ISBN 9781680487206 eBook Subjects LCSH Communities Economic aspects Juvenile literatuare Natural resources Juvenile literature Classification LCC HM756 B555 2018 DDC 307 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016058549 Photo credits Cover p 1 interior pages background X Reflex Shutterstock com p 4 Rawpixel iStock Thinkstock p 5 Liderina iStock Thinkstock pp 6 29 DragonImages iStock Thinkstock p 7 Comstock Images Stockbyte Thinkstock p 8 oporkka iStock Thinkstock p 9 LuckyBusiness iStock Thinkstock p 10 Nick White DigitalVision Thinkstock p 11 EVAfotografie iStock Thinkstock p 12 venturecx iStock Thinkstock p 13 Pixeljoy Shutterstock com p 14 Hermansyah28 iStock Thinkstock p 15 PhotoMelon iStock Thinkstock p 16 Didacta_produktionsbyra iStock Thinkstock p 17 DimaBerkut iStock Thinkstock p 18 Tigergallery Shutterstock com p 19 Paul Matthew Photography Shutterstock com p 20 kajornyot wildlife photography Shutterstock com p 21 Aisyaqilumaranas Shutterstock com p 22 gbh007 iStock Thinkstock p 23 sgtphoto iStock Thinkstock p 24 Laszlo66 Shutterstock com p 25 Purestock Thinkstock p 26 michaeljung iStock Thinkstock p 27 g-stockstudio iStock Thinkstock p 28 Rawpixel com Shutterstock com
Contents Where We Feel at Home Caring for the Community Resources and Production Riches from the Earth Gifts that Keep On Giving Hidden Treasures Wondering About Water Guarding Our Treasures Communities and Conservation Getting from Here to There Other Resources The Importance of Labor The Global Community Glossary For More Information Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Where We Feel at home Community resources are things that help meet the wants and needs of the community members They can include the people of the community goods and services and natural resources The most important part of a community is the people who are in it Community members might live near each other be close in age or speak the same language No matter what they have in common people in a community find trust and others who care about them In a community people find others who are like themselves in one or more ways 4
A mechanic uses his training knowledge and skills to provide a valuable service to the community Goods are items you can touch like food clothing and furniture They are either grown or made from raw materials Services are actions that people do for someone else Services include delivering mail repairing cars and teaching classes Natural resources are things found in nature that people can use Natural resources can be used to make other things or they can be enjoyed on their own 5 Vocabulary Raw materials are basic substances that can be made into something new and useful
